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Besides the cold and the wet

Here's another reason not to like about living back east.

Can you believe it's 7:05 AM, as I'm starting this post, and it's still freakin' dark outside. And it's not because there is a heavy cloud cover [due to threatening rain]. Sunrise isn't until 7:23 AM. Heck, back home I'd already have been on the bike for about 20 minutes [not posting to my blog] heading down to the marina for my bike ride.

And it's not just the sunrise. Everything seems to start later back here. The stock market doesn't open until 9:30 AM, Sunday football games don't start until 1 PM, and by the time Monday night football starts, I'd be getting ready for bed.

Plus it makes dealing with companies out west (assuming you're still working and not retired) more difficult, having to wait for everyone on the west coast to wake up and get to work, before you can accomplish anything.

I'm sure the fact I've lived in CA much longer than I lived in Pittsburgh or NE Ohio, has a lot to do with how I feel, and maybe I could eventually get used to the time difference, if for some reason I were ever to move back [which is very doubtful], but when I really think about it, that's just one more reason to love CA, even with all its issues.
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Becky said…
Oh, you poor thing! And here I was feeling sorry for myself becaue not only is my Planner on vacation in Ohio, but my QE has a bad back and has been out two days and my DC is assisting Accounting for a SOX audit and I'm a one woman Quality Band.

But at least the sun is shinning outside my office window. Ha

PS How are the nose bleeds?
12:51 AM
Marc said…
Yeah, but you're a better person than me.

So far so good on the nose bleeds, but that can change at any moment. Check the sidebar for status.
9:41 PM
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